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    Elephantulus is a genus of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It contains the following species: Short-snouted elephant shrew (E. brachyrhynchus)...
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    Rhynchocyon lineage split off about 33 Ma ago, in the early Oligocene. Elephantulus is considered to have separated from Macroscelidini later in the Oligocene...
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    the genus Elephantulus, but molecular evidence indicates that it is more closely related to Petrodromus than to other members of Elephantulus. It was moved...
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    The Cape elephant shrew (Elephantulus edwardii), also known as the Cape rock elephant-shrew or Cape rock sengi, is a species of elephant shrew in the family...
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    subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Previous classified in the genus Elephantulus, a 2021 study found it to belong to the genus Galegeeska, which had been...
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    The bushveld elephant shrew or bushveld sengi (Elephantulus intufi) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Angola...
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    rock elephant shrew or Karoo rock sengi (Elephantulus pilicaudus) is an elephant shrew in the genus Elephantulus. It is found in Northern Cape Province...
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    Djibouti and potentially Ethiopia. It was formerly classified in the genus Elephantulus, but a 2020 study found it to be the sister taxon of the clade containing...
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    Perrin. 1995. The Biology of Elephantulus brachyrhynchus. Mammal Review, Volume 25, Nos 1 and 2: 45-49. Elephantulus Brachyrhynchus (short-snouted Elephant-shrew)...
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    The eastern rock elephant shrew or eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in...
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    The dusky elephant shrew or dusky sengi (Elephantulus fuscus) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique...
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    extant genera Rhynchocyon, Macroscelides, Petrosaltator, Galegeeska and Elephantulus constitutes the order Macroscelidea. This species is only found in particular...
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    The dusky-footed elephant shrew or dusky-footed sengi (Elephantulus fuscipes) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found...
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    (2012). "Elephantulus intufi". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved February 27, 2022. Rathbun, G. B. (2015). "Elephantulus intufi"...
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    The western rock elephant shrew or western rock sengi (Elephantulus rupestris) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found...
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    (elephant-shrews) Genus: Elephantulus Short-snouted sengi, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus LC Cape sengi, Elephantulus edwardii LC Bushveld sengi, Elephantulus intufi LC...
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    Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Infraclass Eutheria Superorder Afrotheria Elephantulus Short-snouted elephant shrew (E. brachyrhynchus) Cape elephant shrew...
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    Macroscelididae. Members in this genus were formerly classified in the genus Elephantulus, but later studies found the Somali and rufous sengis to be the sister...
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  • (elephant shrews) Genus: Elephantulus Short-snouted elephant shrew, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus LC Bushveld elephant shrew, Elephantulus intufi LC Western rock...
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    Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Infraclass Eutheria Superorder Afrotheria Elephantulus Short-snouted elephant shrew (E. brachyrhynchus) Cape elephant shrew...
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    (particularly Cape Spiny Mouse, Acomys subspinosus) and elephant shrews (Elephantulus species). The flowers are borne near the ground, are yeasty smelling...
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    described more than a century ago (the eastern rock elephant shrew, Elephantulus myurus). The event therefore represents a rare discovery, not only for...
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  • Family: Macroscelididae (elephant shrews) Genus: Elephantulus North African elephant shrew, Elephantulus rozeti LC The hyraxes are any of four species of...
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    Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Infraclass Eutheria Superorder Afrotheria Elephantulus Short-snouted elephant shrew (E. brachyrhynchus) Cape elephant shrew...
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    XP_017496222.1 155 62 79 Myotis davidii Bat Chiroptera XP_015428095.1 104 41 50 Elephantulus edwardii Cape elephant shrew Macroscelidea XP_006893786.1 76 78 80 Dasypus...
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  • virginianus) 201 Elephant shrew (Bushveld) (Elephantulus intufi) 51 Elephant shrew (Eastern rock) (Elephantulus myurus) 46 Elephant (African bush) (Loxodonta...
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    Afrotheria which are sparsely resident include the aardvark, Petrodromus, two Elephantulus species and the golden mole. Two species of hyrax are allopatrically...
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    Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Infraclass Eutheria Superorder Afrotheria Elephantulus Short-snouted elephant shrew (E. brachyrhynchus) Cape elephant shrew...
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  • Crocidura kapsominensis Deinotherium Dendrohyrax Dendromus sp. Diceros Elephantulus sp. Erinaceidae indet. Galagidae indet. Kenyaichthys kipkechi Lukeinomys...
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    shrew 26,000,000 ± 4,020,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (cortex) Elephantulus myurus Eastern mole 27,000,000 ± 5,113,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium...
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